Agent skill

Tavily

Tavily REST search and cited research. An agent skill from VKirill/claude-lane-stack.

MITAuto-check passedProductivity & Automation

Install Tavily

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VKirill/claude-lane-stack --skill tavily -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VKirill/claude-lane-stack tavily --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily .claude/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack/tree/main/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily into .claude/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack/tree/main/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VKirill/claude-lane-stack --skill tavily -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VKirill/claude-lane-stack tavily --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily .agents/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack/tree/main/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily into .agents/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VKirill/claude-lane-stack --skill tavily -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VKirill/claude-lane-stack tavily --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily .cursor/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack/tree/main/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily into .cursor/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack.git --path plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VKirill/claude-lane-stack --skill tavily -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VKirill/claude-lane-stack tavily --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily .gemini/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack/tree/main/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily into .gemini/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VKirill/claude-lane-stack tavily

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VKirill/claude-lane-stack --skill tavily -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily .github/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack/tree/main/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily into .github/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add VKirill/claude-lane-stack --skill tavily -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install VKirill/claude-lane-stack tavily --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily .opencode/skills/tavily && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "tavily" agent skill from https://github.com/VKirill/claude-lane-stack/tree/main/plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily into .opencode/skills/tavily/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tavily", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: tavily
GitHub stars: 122
Token cost: ~1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 332 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 49
Repo updated: Oct 9, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Tavily REST search and cited research. An agent skill from VKirill/claude-lane-stack.

Поиск в интернете
SKILL.md covers search (default), research (report) and NEVER
Calls curl, python3 and npx; reaches api.tavily.com; needs TAVILY_API_KEY
Источники с URL

What it does

Tavily is an agent skill from VKirill/claude-lane-stack. Tavily REST search and cited research. Key from $TAVILYAPIKEY (BB: Env Catalog TAVILYAPIKEY; terminal outside BB: ~/secrets/tavily.env). Use when: tavily, поиск в интернете, cited report, источники с URL. SKIP: one known URL (WebFetch); X/Twitter slang (grok); SEO SERP (seo-specialist).

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Productivity & Automation, covering Web search. It works with Tavily and X (Twitter). The repository describes itself as: Multi-agent AI coding factory for one person — Claude Code PM + Codex/Qwen/Grok/Kimi/AGY writers, durable conveyor, auto-merge to main. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Поиск в интернете
Источники с URL

Example prompts

“/tavily”

Requirements

Python 3
Node.js
A credential in TAVILY_API_KEY

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 45fa19e. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- curl
- python3
- npx
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- api.tavily.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- TAVILY_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Tavily loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 332 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~76
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from VKirill/claude-lane-stack at commit 45fa19e, republished under its MIT licence (© VKirill). 332 words, ~1,000 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/tavily/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: tavily
description: Tavily REST search and cited research. Key from `$TAVILY_API_KEY` (BB: Env Catalog `TAVILY_API_KEY`; terminal outside BB: `~/secrets/tavily.env`). Use when: tavily, поиск в интернете, cited report, источники с URL. SKIP: one known URL (WebFetch); X/Twitter slang (grok); SEO SERP (seo-specialist).
argument-hint: [search|research]

Tavily

Host skill. Not the skills.sh tvly CLI pack. REST only.

Session agent: tavily (cc tavily). Copy-lead writes under .agents/copy/research/inbox/.

Key, in this order: $TAVILY_API_KEY if it is set (BB sessions get it from the Env Catalog); else the Env Catalog entry TAVILY_API_KEY (env_get); else, only in a terminal session outside BB, the file:

bash

if [ -z "${TAVILY_API_KEY:-}" ] && [ -f ~/secrets/tavily.env ]; then set -a; source ~/secrets/tavily.env; set +a; fi
test -n "${TAVILY_API_KEY:-}" || { echo "MISSING TAVILY_API_KEY (env, Env Catalog or ~/secrets/tavily.env)"; exit 1; }

Inside a BB / Lane Pilot session do not read ~/secrets/tavily.env: the key is already in the session or in the Env Catalog. No key anywhere → stop and report. Do not print the key. Do not npx skills add.

Query = search string, < 400 chars, not an essay. Split fat questions into 2–4 calls.

One note per query. Never append to a single web.md.

bash

if [ -d .agents/copy ]; then
  INBOX=.agents/copy/research/inbox
else
  INBOX=.agents/research/inbox
fi
STAMP=$(date +%F)-<slug>
mkdir -p "$INBOX"

Copy the research-note template to $INBOX/$STAMP.md. Dump JSON beside it as $STAMP.json. Add a row to .agents/copy/INDEX.md when that board exists. Do not dump raw HTML into chat.

search (default)

Facts, examples, language snippets, a handful of URLs. Seconds.

bash

curl -sS -X POST https://api.tavily.com/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TAVILY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"query":"<QUERY>","max_results":5,"search_depth":"basic","include_answer":true}' \
  > "$INBOX/$STAMP.json"

Useful fields (omit if unused):

Field	Values
`search_depth`	`basic` (default), `advanced`
`max_results`	1–20
`topic`	`general`, `news`, `finance`
`time_range`	`day`, `week`, `month`, `year`
`include_domains` / `exclude_domains`	arrays of hosts
`include_raw_content`	`false` unless you need page text

Then fill $INBOX/$STAMP.md (claim + URL + snippet). Invented slang = delete.

research (report)

Only when the human wants a cited report (landscape / ЦА / compare) and a time budget. 30–120s. Not for «найди 3 примера».

input may be a longer brief than a search query.

bash

req=$(curl -sS -X POST https://api.tavily.com/research \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $TAVILY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"input":"<BRIEF>","model":"mini","output_length":"standard"}')
echo "$req" > "$INBOX/$STAMP-job.json"
id=$(python3 -c 'import json,sys; print(json.load(sys.stdin)["request_id"])' <<<"$req")
for i in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12; do
  code=$(curl -sS -o "$INBOX/$STAMP.json" -w '%{http_code}' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TAVILY_API_KEY" \
    "https://api.tavily.com/research/$id")
  [ "$code" = "200" ] && break
  sleep 10
done

`model`	When
`mini`	one topic (~30s) — default
`pro`	compare / multi-angle (~60–120s)
`auto`	let Tavily pick

Ask duration if unknown: «Сколько крутить ресёрч?» Unknown → mini.

Copy content + sources into $INBOX/$STAMP.md (kind: report). Report sentences are leads, not buyer quotes. After a lift into copy files: mv the note to research/used/.

NEVER

Print TAVILY_API_KEY or the env file (use it only in the Authorization header)
Install tvly / skills.sh Tavily packs (this skill is REST only)
/research for one URL or a top-N list
Raw HTML in chat
Treat a snippet as a confirmed customer quote
Append into web.md / deep.md at the research root

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily of VKirill/claude-lane-stack.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 45fa19e

Compare with similar skills

Tavily next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Tavily this skillVKirill/claude-lane-stack	122	—	~1k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	yesterday
Content Harvestercharlie-chann/ai-agent-langgraph-main	114	—	~233	Automated safety check: Pass	None	27 days ago
Agent ReachPanniantong/Agent-Reach	95k	—	~1.4k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	2 days ago
Tavily Web Searchallenpeng0705/EnvoyMesh	3.1k	3 repos	~2.5k	Automated safety check: Notes	None	9 days ago
Modsearchliustack/modsearch	620	—	~2.6k	Automated safety check: Notes	MIT	6 days ago
Agent ReachEdisonChenAI/agent-reach	115	1 repos	~1.3k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	7 mo ago

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Questions about Tavily

What does Tavily do?

Tavily REST search and cited research. An agent skill from VKirill/claude-lane-stack. Tavily is an agent skill from VKirill/claude-lane-stack. Tavily REST search and cited research.

When should I use Tavily?

Tavily fits situations like: Поиск в интернете; Источники с URL.

How do I install Tavily in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add VKirill/claude-lane-stack --skill tavily -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily in VKirill/claude-lane-stack) into .claude/skills/tavily in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Tavily in Codex?

Run `npx skills add VKirill/claude-lane-stack --skill tavily -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/lane-stack/skills/tavily in VKirill/claude-lane-stack) into .agents/skills/tavily in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Tavily in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add VKirill/claude-lane-stack --skill tavily -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tavily, .gemini/skills/tavily, .github/skills/tavily and .opencode/skills/tavily in your project.

What does Tavily need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Tavily needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl, python3 and npx) and credentials named TAVILY_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js; A credential in TAVILY_API_KEY.

Does Tavily access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: api.tavily.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Tavily safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Tavily use?

Tavily is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Tavily use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Tavily?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tavily: Content Harvester (charlie-chann/ai-agent-langgraph-main, 114 stars), Agent Reach (Panniantong/Agent-Reach, 95k stars), Tavily Web Search (allenpeng0705/EnvoyMesh, 3.1k stars) and Modsearch (liustack/modsearch, 620 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Tavily?

VKirill (a GitHub user) maintains it in VKirill/claude-lane-stack, which has 122 GitHub stars. The repository holds 49 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: VKirill/claude-lane-stack on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Tavily

Install Tavily

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Tavily

search (default)

research (report)

NEVER

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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Tavily Web Search

Modsearch

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What Happened

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Questions about Tavily

Install Tavily

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Tavily

search (default)

research (report)

NEVER

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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Questions about Tavily